调焦 (tiáo jiāo) — to focus (a camera, lens, telescope, etc.)

Definition

Verb meaning 'to focus' a camera, lens, or telescope — adjusting the lens so the image is sharp. The first 调 here means 'adjust', the same verb in 调节.

verb

to focus (a camera, lens, telescope, etc.)

Examples

调焦，。
Pāi zhào zhī qián yào tiáo jiāo, bù rán zhào piàn huì mó hu.
Before taking a photo, you need to focus, otherwise the picture will be blurry.
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Wǒ tiáo le hǎo jǐ cì jiāo, cái bǎ huà miàn biàn qīng chǔ.
I adjusted the focus several times before the image became clear.
调焦，。
Zhè tái xiàng jī kě yǐ zì dòng tiáo jiāo, hěn fāng biàn.
This camera can autofocus, which is very convenient.

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